Issue - meetings

The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulations 2010 (as amended) include a requirement for all planning obligation collecting authorities to prepare an annual Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) to be published on the Council’s website at the end of the calendar year; reporting planning obligation income and expenditure from the previous financial year. This report summarises the factual update to the Arun District Council IFS which is available as Background Paper 1.

Upon the invitation of the Chair, the Planning Policy and Conservation Team Leader presented his report and explained that the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulations 2010 (as amended) included a requirement for all planning obligation collecting authorities to prepare an annual Infrastructure Funding Statement to be published on the web site at the end of the calendar year reporting planning obligation income and CIL and expenditure from the previous financial year.

Members then took part in a full debate on the item where a number of points were raised including:

·         whether funding could be provided for a school bus programme with its benefits of reducing congestion and pollution, and whether as a County Council responsibility they could take it on as a CIL commitment

·         the terminology of funds ‘not been formally allocated’ and greater detail on where these might be allocated

The Planning Policy and Conservation Team Leader and Group Head of Planning provided Members with answers to all points raised during the debate. The Group Head of Planning confirmed that all Section 106 receipts were identified for a project by law (which were detailed in the appendices) but that planning terminology used ‘unallocated’ until funds had been received.

The recommendation was then proposed and seconded.

The Committee

RESOLVED

That the Arun Infrastructure Funding Statement 2020/21 be agreed and published on the Arun District Council website in accordance with Regulation 121A of the Community Infrastructure Regulations 2010 (as amended).